Indigenous Undergraduate Student Entrance Award
The Fall 2025 application is now open.
This award is based on demonstrated involvement within the Indigenous community through service and/or cultural contribution.
Recipients would demonstrate this through their commitment to engagement, leadership and social justice within their community, and would be selected based on their ability to demonstrate how their current and future experience(s) are inclusive of the 4Rs (Kirkness & Barnhardt, 1991): Respect, Relevance, Reciprocity, and Responsibility.
On this Page:
- Applying for the Fall term
- Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, Inuit) person of Canada
- Grades in the 80% range in courses required for their primary program or the minimum IB diploma score required for admission OR minimum 2.50 CGPA
Fall 2025 Application Period:
November 1, 2024 to March 31, 2025 (11:59pm PDT)
Instructions
- Download the PDF application form and complete it using Adobe Acrobat Reader (make sure you have it installed on your computer).
- Prepare your supporting documents.
- Submit your application form and required supporting documents by March 31, 2025 11:59 PM PDT.
Required Supporting Documents
- Documentation of your Indigenous heritage: photocopy or scan of your Status or Métis card (front & back)
- For those who do not have membership or documentation that verifies Indigenous ancestry for various reasons (i.e., due to colonization, displacement, non-status, adoption, etc.), we acknowledge that this may be a difficult or upsetting process. We will make every effort to ensure it is done in a culturally safe and trauma-informed way. Please contact the Indigenous Student Recruitment team, at indigenous_students@sfu.ca, or call (778) 782-5428 for support.
- One (1) Community Reference Letter
Instructions for Community Referee
In your reference letter, please include:
- Applicant’s full name and SFU student number (you can ask the student for this information)
- Referee Information: your full name, email address, phone number, organization name and relationship to the applicant
- Please describe the following:
- The applicant’s contribution to their school and/or community;
- The applicant’s leadership qualities and potential; and
- Any other additional comments in support of the applicant.
As the applicant is applying for the Indigenous Undergraduate Student Entrance Award, please comment on their cultural contribution to the school and/or Indigenous community (500 words max).
PDF Application Form Instructions
Note: Fillable forms cannot be completed on mobile devices.
- Right-click on the form link and select:
- Save Link As (if using Chrome, Firefox or Edge); or
- Download Linked File As (if using Safari)
- In the new window, select Desktop then click Save,
- Locate the form on your Desktop, right-click and select Open With, then select Adobe Acrobat,
- You can now complete and save your PDF form.